This is the 44th installation of the World Junior Hockey Championships and Russia just handed Canada its worst loss in the tournament’s history on Saturday in a 6-0 rout.
There’s no need for further preamble. Let’s get right into four takeaways.
Lafrenière’s injury casts shadow over whole tournament
Any serious injury to any player is a horrible development, but it’s particularly awful that Alexis Lafrenière suffered what appeared to be a gruesome leg injury during the second period of the contest.
Lafrenière rounded Russian defenceman Yegor Zamula and tried to tuck the puck past goaltender Amir Miftakhov.